The democratic institution provides the citizens of Athens with a common goal to unite as Athenians and strive for a common goal, to improve Athens. ... Pericles tries to establish a sense of belonging and fairness at the cost of the Athens' citizens desires. ... Pericles establishes a sense of unity for the common goal of empowering Athens under the pretense of freedom. ... A little can be grasped from all views, infused with truth towards the common good of everyone. ... Pericles brings us together for the common good that should be shared equally amongst each other. ...

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In short, a good citizen places our common good high on their list of personal values. ... Life is about common sense, so is being a good citizen. ... Thousands of things in thousands of ways, unique to your common sense and imagination. What they have in common is working toward the common quality of life, protection of liberty, and pursuit of happiness for every citizen of this country. Re-stated, are you working for our common good? ...

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He notes that this is a beneficial relationship for both the church and the churchgoers, who seek a sense of independence from potentially tyrannical institutions, just as the found fathers sought to free themselves from England, but at the same time are looking for spiritual guidance. ... Tocqueville came from an aristocratic family, so he full well understood that a country run by a small percentage of the population would put the common good of the country in great peril, ridding the rest of the population of much of their political power, wealth, and general rights as citizens. ... He ma...

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This theme of, in a sense, being one of the rulers (participating in government) instead one of the ruled (as in a dictatorship) is the central concept that is supported and upheld by the other principals of democracy. ... Eventually though, as demonstrated by the Roman Empire, a civilization can grow too large for its entire people to gather in a common place or take part in the rhetoric. ... So if one were to witness a society where people have the right to form their own opinions publicly, the freedom of accurate representation and the phenomenon of many points of view coming together in...

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There are five lies that the church told women and each one makes less sense then the next: * "God created women as inferior, destined to serve their husbands" * "A man needs to "cover" a woman in her ministry activities" * "Women can't be fulfilled or spiritually effective without a husband or children... Gradually, as women like these continued to insist on economic independence, the idea that women could have more economic status became more common. ... * Because women have experience which would be helpful to legislation * Because to deprive women of ...

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In this sense every cell gets its own "vote" to how additional resources are spent in the body. ... A common misconception is that certain body parts are given preferential treatment over others when it comes to distribution of vital supplies which is in fact false, and helps support this model. ... In fact, maybe this is something that we can learn from our bodies, maybe it is trying to tell us if we hope to evolve as a society and as a common people then our absolute freedom is one we must protect? ...

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This "grant of God" gave Adam (and hence men) the right to exercise "dominion," merely in the sense of economic power, over the earth and all irrational creatures. ... In Tocqueville, however, we perceive that a democracy is a term with a common core of meaning lying underneath all the varied interpretations which are often made. At the root of all definitions lies the notion of popular power, of a situation in which power, and maybe even authority, rests with the common people. ... We know that the will of the people' is synonymous with majority, but even within majoritie...

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According to Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense, each man has his natural rights including his innate right to liberty whereby no established institution or nation can alter, let alone counter. ... Foner illustrates how America took this so-called right, "Indeed, a sense of spatial openness, of the constant opportunity to pick up and move when the pursuit of happiness seemed to demand it, became in these years a central component of American freedom (50)."" ...

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To the common Israelis it is about re-occupying the Holy land. ... His work resonates that of Barber in the sense that he also takes interest in exploring the ramifications of current trends on democracy. ... In this manner the public in the nations most affected by Jihad will look for a more amicable means ending the conflict as a result of more influence and a break from the feeling of worthlessness, helplessness, and anxiety while allowing the country to move in a democratic direction as a result of the common man having a vested interest, both economically and culturally. ...

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People can love other people or things or places, but love or loyalty towards a country makes no sense. ... In order to reduce our pleasure we must not be blind to the fact that our pleasure causes others' pain in the sense that we over consume. ...

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This shows how he loses some common sense in his preoccupation with the prestige of his name. ... A king must worry about appearances, and Creon is forced to make a poor decision so that he doesn't appear to lack concern for common people. ...

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After the seventeenth century crisis of order, Europeans gradually moved towards the idea of liberal democracy and capitalism, hoping to model their society with the ideals "liberty, equality, and fraternity." While Europeans have not been fully successful in reaching their envisioned ideals of l...

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Representative democracy is the most common model of government in all developed countries. ... In Rousseau's society individuals through a pact can achieve a general willing and Rousseau in so doing creates a society based on a common sense in which there are no differences and injustices. ... "The problem is to find a form of association which will defend and protect with the whole common force the person and goods of each associate, and in which each, while uniting himself with all, may still obey himself alone, and remain as free as before. ...

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However, participation in our government gives a sense of knowledge of who we are as individuals and as one nation. ... The large representation of individualism has surfaced to become a main opposition to political participation and has drawn many citizens away from the one common ground we all share with each other. ... We share no common religion, race, or culture, therefore; we are bound together by our government. ...

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In Plato's eyes this is detrimental to the polis and it is appealing to the irrational nature of man to put forth their own interest disguised as the common aggregate interest of the general public... " I remember we thought they should have no property in the ordinary sense, but, as Guardians in training for war, they should receive as wages from the other citizens enough to keep them for the year while they fulfilled their duty of watching over community, themselves included...

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The structures of these two monumental achievements reflect the efficacy with which they communicate a common message to their audiences, a thematic demonstration of a basic human conflict: Chaos versus Order. ... The first of which is to give his audience a sense of reality and involvement in the play itself in order to drive home the same themes exemplified in the play. ...

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The totalitarian rule, however, eliminated all forms of freedom in the 20th century but the advent of the English Invent Common Law restored the voice of the commoners (The Guardian, 2006). ... The presence of free speech brings about inclusiveness on the path of the citizen as the people develop a sense of belonging towards governance. This gives the citizens a sense of ownership in the country. ...

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The French revolution was the catalyst that ended the system of monarchy and aristocratic privilege and brought about the emergence of the common man and democratic rights in France. ... In both countries, there is a sense that the bad eventually drives out the good, as one evil progressively replaces another. ...

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Daviault) This decision created a sense of fear within the public especially women and children making them vulnerable to assault by intoxicated individuals. ... The Ontario government responded with Bill 5 which made 67 amendments to provincial legislations by giving common law status to same-sex couples (Maclvor 153). ...

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In many works of literature, there are multiple themes, both forthcoming and subtle. Often, these themes, by the end of the story, come together to create one central message. In "The Best Laid Plans," by Terry Fallis, political problems and personal identity crises are prominently featured as the m...

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Democracy works best when there is a general sense of the individuals well being, relating closely to that of the well being of the community. ... The media provides amusement entertainment, distraction and information about the past and present, it helps to create a common culture and system of values and traditions and ways of looking at the world. ...

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It would be easy to accept the popular notion that only representative democratic regimes can be legitimate, after all, that is what is familiar to citizens of the modern Western world and humans, being creatures of habit, will often accept the status quo as that which is right. However, it is neces...

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In 1920, the country of Japan was beginning to show outward signs that it was embarking on a path towards political modernization and a model of relatively liberal democracy. Indeed, the previous decade had seen the nation's masses call for a 'constitutional government' and, by the beginning of the 1920's, elected politicians had come in from the peripheries to wield considerable, actual power. Rapid industrialization developed both a moneyed bourgeoisie and an urban proletariat, and trade unions and political organizations had begun to spring up at a greatly accelerate...

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An ambiguous, controversial concept, Jacksonian Democracy in the strictest sense refers simply to the ascendancy of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party after 1828. More loosely, it alludes to the entire range of democratic reforms that proceeded alongside the Jacksonians' triumph "from expanding...

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